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Day 61 – West Virginia’s Midland Trail Part 2

Day 61 of a Year Long Road Trip Along America’s Scenic Byways

I ended up at Red Lobster last night with a pound of snow crab legs…my favorite.  I’m not much on chain restaurants, but I tell you, I’ve eaten at more chain and fast food places in the last 60 days than I have in the last several years!  Red Lobster always reminds me of childhood days.  My mom and Bart once came up with a plan for the children to try different restaurants on Monday night when my brothers Bart and Ed visited. 

Each Monday, one of us got to pick a restaurant.  Celebration and Chiquita’s were favorites until my brother Bart picked Red Lobster.  I think Ed and I picked Red Lobster the next two weeks and after a month of eating at the Red Lobster, the restaurant plan went by the wayside!

ON THE ROAD AGAIN!
gristmill at babcock state park on the midland trail

Day 60 – West Virginia’s Midland Trail

Day 60 of a Year Long Road Trip Along America’s Scenic Byways

Ok, so I couldn’t find Lucy’s last night, so I stopped by the local liquor store and asked where it was located.  The gentleman behind the register suggested if I wanted food that I should skip Lucy’s and go to the sports bar called Spare Time at the bowling alley.  Either he has a stake in the bowling alley, Lucy’s made him mad, or I ordered the wrong item. 

I’m always leery of ordering a chicken sandwich at places I haven’t been, but the bartender said they were good, so I went with the ranch chicken fillet sandwich.  I should have known fillet meant pressed chicken parts, not breast, GAG!  In their defense, the onion rings were good, and the quesadilla and wings that other patrons ordered looked tasty as well.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN!
blackwater falls

Day 58 – West Virginia’s Potomac Highlands

Day 58 of a Year Long Road Trip Along America’s Scenic Byways

Wow, last night was bitter cold.  I thought it was only getting down to 39 degrees, a temperature I dealt with just fine in Maine.  This morning, it took an hour of running the heat, adding a pair of socks, and finally hiking to get the numbness to wear off in my big toe!  Now for all my friends that ask me about skiing, this is why I don’t like it!  While the night was cold, the day was glorious, sixty and sunny.  It was a perfect for exploring the Potomac Highlands in West Virginia.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN!